Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'5" For sale here is a

For sale here is a well-preserved copy of "Hunting-Fishing and Camping" by L

built in 1963

with an amazing recovery speed making this series of rods easy to cast without sacrificing the true feel of fiberglass

"8'3" is the length adopted by most accuracy tournament casters

Typical P&M ferrules with red witness marks are size 16/64 with an excellent fit

Leonard Mills Model 44 Raised Pillar Fly Reel 8'5" For sale here is aFor sale here is a late era Leonard Mills Model 44 raised pillar fly reel. This is a post Julius Vom Hofe era reel, probably made in the early 1960s (I have the 1961 Wm Mills catalog and this reel appears in it). Frame and spool are made of duralumin and the side plates are made of hard rubber. The Model 44 is seen much less often than the slightly larger Model 50. The clicker works great, is of medium strength and the directional winding bias is